I think today was really rather violin-ish. Went to church for the Good Friday service. The room was so packed there was another room that catered to the "extra" people, complete with live broadcast. I had to play the prelude with jie ying (one of the three jie yings I know). It was rather ok, just that my violin was out of tune and I was panicking trying to tune it within a few minutes. After that, my uncle took over from the piano (he's the main pianist for the worship) and dragged me to play violin with him. It was like sight reading, except a little more challenging, cus I have to sight read and improvise at the same time.

I think I saw/heard one particular passage from Isaiah 53 at least three times (err in Chinese). First time, was when I was reading the bible passage. Second was when my grandfather was praying before breaking bread etc for holy communion. Third time, I can't remember. Then it appeared many times in my head. I suddenly realised what the song 深触我心 was all about and where it came from.

耶稣诚然担当我们的忧患，
背负我们痛苦
耶稣为我们的过犯受害
为我们的罪孽压伤
因你受的刑罚我们得平安
因你受的鞭伤我们得医治
完全得医治
感谢耶稣，我的救主
我得平安，我得医治
我的耶稣，爱我的主
你的恩典，深触我心

The whole song is based on Isaiah 53. It is about how Jesus was willing to be tortured, humiliated, put to death on the cross (the worst form of death in those days). And because of that, we are forgiven, have peace and are saved.

Another song that came to my mind, this time in English. Above All.

Above all powers
Above all kings
Above all nature
And all created things
Above all wisdom
And all the ways of man
You were here
Before the world began

Above all kingdoms
Above all thrones
Above all wonders
The world has ever known
Above all wealth
And treasures of the earth
There's no way to measure
What You're worth

Crucified
Laid behind a stone
You lived to die
Rejected and alone
Like a rose
Trampled on the ground
You took the fall
And thought of me
Above all

I reached home at around 2pm and started my violin practice soon after. Then discussed some stuff with xj for around an hour. Continued violin practice by practicing with Jean. She's playing the piano, I'm doing violin. I'll put up a recording someday for my own listening torture. I finally ended violin practice around 6pm+. My towel (to absorb sweat) was quit drenched. My chin and bone (ribcage, where the shoulder rest is supposed to rest on) was aching badly.

I spent most of the rest of the day preparing for next week. There's AM MRT on Monday, SS test and some letter writing thing on Tuesday, Physics Test on Wednesday, Chemistry SPA on Thursday.